Difference in meaning between sentence

[AyanB]

Can anybody help me to understand the differnces of the following pair of sentences?

'Where are you staying ?' and 'Where do you stay ?'

'I am staying at Bangalore' and 'I have been staying at Bangalore'

Thanks in advance
Ayan

[Alan]

Hi,

This sentence: Where are you staying ? refers to where you are staying now/this week/today/tonight
This sentence: Where do you stay? need more information such as 'when you come to our town'' and refers to something you often do.

This sentence: 'I am staying at Bangalore' means: Where you are at the moment/now/this week and 'I have been staying' means where you have stayed up till now.

I would say ' in Bangalore'.

Alan
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